### [2026-05-20](/feed/2026/05/20/index.md)

##### United States and the United Nations
# The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control removes sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories, after district judge Richard J. Leon of the District of Columbia blocked measures imposed over Albanese's criticism of Israel and its actions in Gaza. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ABS-CBN News](https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/21/us-lifts-sanctions-on-un-expert-on-palestinians-1006)

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